Fast Facts About Colorado’s Electricity Sector in 2025

Note: This post is the latest edition of Independence Institute’s annual analysis of federal electricity data distilled for Colorado. Click here to see past editions with data from 2023 and 2024. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its latest Electric Power Monthly report late last month. The February 2026 edition is current through December 2025, with the […]
Fast Facts About Colorado’s Electricity Sector in 2024

Note: This post represents the latest edition of Independence Institute’s annual analysis of federal electricity data distilled for Colorado. Click here to see past editions. While Colorado’s electric grid has been in flux for years, 2024 may come to be remembered as the turning point for Colorado’s energy future. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) […]
EIA: Coal Still King in Colorado

Colorado often fancies itself as a leader in the so-called clean energy transition. And in some ways it has earned that reputation. The state became the first in the nation to enact a renewable portfolio standard by citizen’s initiative, for example, all the way back in 2004. And the Colorado General Assembly routinely passes new […]